NPA exercise and fitness - Flashcards

Front

Nasal Cavity

Back

Warms Air, Filters Air

Front

Mouth

Back

Intake of air

Front

Pharynx

Back

Junction of food and air

Front

Larynx

Back

Creates sound as air passes through

Front

Trachea

Back

Main airway, covered in cartilage to keep it open

Front

Bronchi

Back

Takes air to and from each lung, covered in cartilage

Front

Bronchioles

Back

Smaller airways that branch out to increase surface area, opened and closed by muscle contractions

Front

Alveoli

Back

Air sacs where gas exchange occurs

Front

Capillaries

Back

Blood vessels lining the Alveoli that exchange Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen

Front

Respiratory system short term response to CV exercise

Back

Increase in breathing rate, increase in tidal volume